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Film

(From left) Filmmaker David Weissman, subject Jack Lasner and editor Ben Zweig
Posted inCulture, Film, TV & Film

Bringing gay elders’ stories alive for the next generation

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller June 11, 2018June 13, 2018
Olivier Award winner Katie Brayben (Pearl) and Jonah Platt (Marty) in rehearsal for the world-premiere musical “A Walk on the Moon,” opening June 9 at ACT.
Posted inCulture

ACT’s sexy ‘Walk on the Moon’ a Jewish tour de force

by Rob Gloster May 24, 2018May 25, 2018
The cast of "Solo: A Star Wars Story," including Alden Ehrenreich (center in leather jacket), who is Jewish
Posted inColumns

Han Solo is a Jew, Michelle Wolf is not

by Nate Bloom May 15, 2018
Abby Ginzberg with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Cape Town premiere of her film “Soft Vengeance”
Posted inCulture

Q&A: This documentary filmmaker tells stories of social inequality

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller May 8, 2018
Ready to 'Rethink' Barbie? Head on over to Hulu.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

‘Rethinking Barbie’ doc on Hulu; ‘Big Bang’ winds down; Gal Gadot is very #Important

by Nate Bloom May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Emmy Cleaves, 86, does yoga daily. She says “the quality of your life is entirely governed by the state of your health.”
Posted inCulture

In new doc, eclectic elders share their secrets for living well

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 3, 2018May 9, 2018
Ruth Bader Ginsburg chats with her granddaughter Clara in the documentary "RBG." (Photo/Courtesy Magnolia Pictures)
Posted inCulture

‘RBG’ documentary rides the Ruth Bader Ginsburg meme craze

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten May 2, 2018May 2, 2018
Rachel Weisz (left) and Rachel McAdams steal an intimate moment in  "Disobedience." (Photo/Agatha A. Nitecka, Bleecker Street)
Posted inCulture

‘Disobedience’ avoids tradition vs. modernity trope to tell truly original story

by Michael Fox April 30, 2018
From the Israeli television series “Mary Lou”
Posted inIsrael at 70

‘By the time I visited Israel, I had seen 500 Israeli films.’

Lexi Leban by Lexi Leban April 19, 2018June 10, 2021
Amy Schumer in "I Feel Pretty"
Posted inColumns

Amy Schumer ‘feeling pretty’; Joaquin’s next flick; and a young Jewish Picasso

by Nate Bloom April 18, 2018April 17, 2018

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